12 Easy Zoological Pieces. Par RAE JAMES. In 'Zoo Time!” for clarinet and piano, James Rae has imagined how our friends in the zoo might perform on the dance floor! This has inspired some delightful pieces such as 'Tiger Tango”, 'Rhino Rumba”, 'Cobra Calypso” and many more. But it's not just fun for pupil and teacher alike - musical styles are explored even at this early (Grade 1) stage and the st…

Arrangeur: Robert Rainford. Par BRUCH MAZ. 7 short, melodic pieces with chances for both soloists to shine. Max Bruch (1838-1920) was a German Romantic composer, conductor and teacher. A child prodigy, he composed his first pieces at the age of nine, and went on to hold musical posts in Mannheim, Berlin and Bonn. He also spent three seasons as conductor of the Liverpool Philharmonic Society. In hi…

Par . Sixteen pieces that play the beautiful and sad world of FINAL FANTASY X with fine piano tones. This is a collection of perfectly matched pieces from the CD album “Piano Collections,” which contains classical piano arrangements of music from the popular RPG “Final Fantasy” that evoke the atmosphere of 'FINAL FANTASY X.' This collection features piano arrangements of the background music from …

During his summer holiday of 1842 Mendelssohn wrote four piano miniatures in each of the albums of two children to whom he was related. Years later he revised the pieces. In so doing, he deleted two of them, put the remaining ones in a new sequence and published them under the title 'Children's Pieces'. Mendelssohn died shortly before the edition was published in 1848. Even though published posthu…

Sonatinas form a vital part of the teaching material for beginner and intermediate piano students. Compared to the great classic piano sonatas, they are technically and musically simpler and typically shorter. However, they still convey the basic elements of Classical style: the relation of melody to accompaniment, articulation, stylistically authentic playing, and correct interpretation. For the …

An exciting communicative musical journey: These Dialogues have the violin and cello adopting different personalities, temperaments and moods to 'speak' to one another. The titles of the pieces and descriptive headings, such as Chatting, Giggling or Contest, suggest how the pieces may be played.In order to make these ten chamber pieces accessible to students at various different levels, all the du…

Eta Cohen 's world famous Violin method broke new ground when it was first released. Providing an incremental approach to learning the instrument, it only introducing one concept at a time and reinforced each new concept with an accompanying exercise and highly enjoyable pieces. The careful organisation of the method meant that it was a great equaliser because any child could make good progress al…

Arrangement: Goodall Howard. Par GOODALL HOWARD. The latest edition to the best-selling new piano tutor series 'It's Never Too Late. . ' featuring brand new jazzy pieces from Pam Wedgwood, one of the UK's foremost composers of educational and recreational music and creator of key series such as Jazzin' About, After Hours and Up-Grade!The pieces in this book are suitable for players who have been l…

Designed for those in the early stages of studying classical guitar, this is part of a progressive series of ten handbooks, primarily intended for candidates considering taking the London College of Music examinations in classical guitar playing. This handbook covers all the material needed for the Grade One examination, however, even if you do not intend to take an examination, given the handbook…

Eta Cohen 's world famous Violin method broke new ground when it was first released. Providing an incremental approach to learning the instrument, it only introducing one concept at a time and reinforced each new concept with an accompanying exercise and highly enjoyable pieces. The careful organisation of the method meant that it was a great equaliser because any child could make good progress al…

Par RAE JAMES. INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP LEARNING All of these pieces for young trumpet players in their earliest stages of learning can be performed as a solo or in unison with others. Some have an optional 2nd part and may also serve as ensemble material. MIXED ENSEMBLE OPTION Whilst written specifically for the trumpet, a special section is included of four pieces which are 'key friendly' for beginne…

Technique - Style - Improvisation. Par O'NEILL JOHN. Since it was first published in 1992, The Jazz Method for Saxophone has guided thousands of beginners of all ages from producing their first note on the saxophone to the performance of full-blown jazz pieces, including pieces by contemporary composers. Based on the tried and tested format of the original method (with step-by-step guidance and a…